DrDoctor cuts DNAs at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust chief technology officer says that introducing a new digital booking system will save the trust the equivalent of £3.4 million a year.
Digital Patient
Virtual reality healthcare, coming to Liverpool
Virtual reality will be tested as a care tool in Liverpool this year, both for treating patients and helping clinicians meet remotely.
Digital Patient
Lorenzo: the end of the beginning
The National Programme for IT in the NHS came to an end in the North, Midlands and East last week. Its flagship electronic patient record was Lorenzo. How are recent deployments going, and what legacy will it leave, asks Ben Heather.
Clinical Software
National Programme for IT ends, but not for everyone
The National Programme for IT has finally come to an end, although the bill for the enormously expensive and controversial project will continue to be paid for years to come.
Clinical Software
Care.data dumped after Caldicott review
The controversial care.data programme has been killed off following the release of Dame Fiona Caldicott’s report recommending sweeping changes to NHS data security.
AI and Analytics
Tough penalities and better data control – Caldicott
Dame Fiona Caldicott’s latest review of information governance and data security in the NHS is out; recommending a stronger focus on information security for trusts, as well as new opt-out for patients. Here’s what you need to know.
Cyber Security
NHS IT like a “1950s bank” – Swindells
NHS England’s new commissioning and IT boss has likened the public health system’s technology to a 1950s bank, and says it is lagging behind many comparable countries.
News
All 44 "initial" STPs now with NHS England
All 44 Sustainability and Transformation Plans have been lodged with NHS England, but what they mean for funding and IT projects could take months to untangle.
News
Birmingham mental health group deploys Carenotes
A Birmingham mental health collaboration has gone live with Advanced’s Carenotes electronic patient record to support its 15,000 young patients.
Clinical Software
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh go-live with Sunrise
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with Allscripts Sunrise electronic patient record, deploying it across five sites.
Clinical Software